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Context-aware adaptive user interface

Context-aware adaptive user interface description/claims

An effective user interface for a program is one that “fits” the user. When an interface fits the user, they learn the program faster, they perform program tasks more efficiently and effectively, and they are more satisfied with their experience. By far the most common interfaces are static, and at best provide users with alternative means to accomplish their objectives so they can select the one that best fits their needs. But environmental factors, such as ambient lighting conditions, sound levels, etc may adversely affect an otherwise effective user interface. Further, the degree of user fatigue or distraction may also adversely impact an otherwise effective user interface.

The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding to the reader. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure and it does not identify key/critical elements of the invention or delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts disclosed herein in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The present examples provide technologies, systems, and methods for context-aware adaptation of user interface where monitored context includes ambient environmental and temporal conditions, user state, and the like. For example, when a user has been using an application for a long time, ambient lighting conditions are becoming darker, and the user is inferred to be experiencing increase eye strain and fatigue, the user interface may be adapted by increasing the contrast. Such adaptation may be based on rules, pre-defined or otherwise. The processing of sensor data typically results in context codes and detection of context patterns that may be used to adapt user interface for an optimized user experience. Further, context patterns may be used to predict user needs over time.

Many of the attendant features will be more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

The present description will be better understood from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is block diagram showing an example context-aware adaptive user interface processing system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example method for adapting a user interface based in a context-aware fashion.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of example UI in two different formats.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of example UI in two different formats.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of example UI in two different formats.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example computing environment in which the technologies described herein may be implemented.

Like reference numerals are used to designate like parts in the accompanying drawings.

The detailed description provided below in connection with the accompanying drawings is intended as a description of the present examples and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present examples may be constructed or utilized. The description sets forth at least some of the functions of the examples and/or the sequence of steps for constructing and operating examples. However, the same or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by different examples.

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